What's Happening in Barbados (July to December)

JULY:

Cultural Festival:        Saturday 5^th to Monday August 4^th Crop Over Festival Begins

                                    Thursday 24^th Folk Concert

                                    Friday 25^th Pic-o-de-Crop Semi Finals at Garfield Sobers Complex

                                    Saturday 26^th Junior Kadooment

                                    Sunday 27^th Party Monarch Finals on the Ermy Bourne Highway

Hiking:                         Sunday 6^th Heywoods Beach

                                    Sunday 13^th National Stadium (moonlight 5:30pm)

                                    Sunday 20^th Andrews Factory

                                    Sunday 27^th Archers Bay

                                    All hikes are 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlight, call The Barbados National Trust at 426 2421.

Horse Racing:             Saturday 5^th Midsummer Creole Classic (2^nd Jewel in the Triple Crown)

                                    Saturday 19^th at The Garrison Savannah

Cycling:                       Sunday 13^th Nation Fun Ride

Full Moon:                   Friday 18^th

AUGUST:

Cultural Festival:        Friday 1^st Pic-o-de-Crop Finals at the National Stadium

                                    Saturday 2^nd and Sunday 3^rd Bridgetown Market on Spring Garden Highway

                                    Saturday 2^nd Foreday Morning, 12am at Independence Square, Bridgetown

                                    Sunday 3^rd Cohobblopot at the National Stadium

                                    Monday 4^th Grand Kadooment National Stadium to Spring Garden Highway

Hiking:                         Sunday 3^rd Bulkeley Plantation

                                    Sunday 10^th Bathsheba Community Centre

                                    Sunday 17^th Spring Hall Old Sugar Factory (moonlight 5:30pm)

                                    Sunday 24^th Portvale Sugar Factory

                                    Sunday 31^st Drax Hall Plantation

                                    All hikes are 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlight, call The Barbados National Trust at 426 2421.

Hockey:                       Sunday 17^th to Saturday 23^rd Banks Hockey Festival

Horse Racing:             Saturday 9^th Barbados Derby (3^rd Jewel in the Triple Crown).

                                    Saturday 23^rd at The Garrison Savannah

Full Moon:                   Saturday 16^th

Public Holidays:         Friday 1^st Emancipation Day, Monday 4^th Kadooment Day

SEPTEMBER:

Rallying:                      Saturday 13^th Barbados All Stage Rally

Hiking:                         Sunday 7^th Bath

                                    Sunday 14^th Haymans Old Sugar Factory (moonlight 5:30pm)

                                    Sunday 21^st Carrington Old Sugar Factory

                                    Sunday 28^th Orange Hill Pavillion

                                    All hikes are 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlight, call The Barbados National Trust at 426 2421.

Full Moon:                   Monday 15^th 

OCTOBER:

Volleyball:                   Saturday 25^th and Sunday 26^th Sizzlin’ Sand Beach Volleyball National Championships at Brandons Beach, St Michael

Bridge:                        Tuesday 14^th to Saturday 18^th Sun, Sea and Slams International Bridge Festival

Culinary Arts:              Thursday 2^nd to Saturday 11^th Tastes of Barbados Culinary Week

Hiking:                         Sunday 5^th Castle Plantation Yard

                                    Sunday 12^th Kendal Plantation Yard (moonlight 5:30pm)

                                    Sunday 19^th Holetown

                                    Sunday 26^th Turners Hal Wood

                                    All hikes are 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlight, call The Barbados National Trust at 426 2421.

Horse Racing:             Saturday 18^th at the Garrison Savannah

Trade Shows:              Friday 24^th to Sunday 26^th Barbados Homeshow at Sherbourne Conference Centre

Health & Fitness:        Friday 17^th to Sunday 19^th Sagior Run for Life Weekend

Dog Show:                   Sunday 12^th Barbados Kennel Club’s All Breed Championship Dog Show at Waterford Plantation, St Michael

Full Moon:                   Tuesday 14^th

NOVEMBER:

National Festivals:      Friday 7^th to Monday 10^th NIFCA Performing Arts Finals at The Frank Collymore Hall, Bridgetown

                                    Thursday 13^th to Thursday 27^th NIFCA Photography  Visual Arts Exhibition

                                    Sunday 16^th NIFCA Performing Arts Gala at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium

Art & Craft:                  Saturday 22^nd Christmas Craft Show at the Barbados Yacht Club

Golf:                            Saturday 22^nd and Sunday 23^rd RBTT Classic at Barbados Golf Club

Surfing:                       Friday 14^th to Sunday 16^th Reef Surfing Classic at Soup Bowl, Bathsheba

Hiking:                         Sunday 2^nd Windsor Plantation Yard

                                    Sunday 9^th Barclays Park (moonlight 5:30pm)

                                    Sunday 16^th Ministry of Agriculture, Graeme Hall

                                    Sunday 23^rd Holetown

                                    Sunday 30^th Brandons Beach

                                    All hikes are 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlight, call The Barbados National Trust at 426 2421.

Volleyball:                   Saturday 1^st and Sunday 2^nd Sizzlin’ Sand Beach Volleyball Barbados Sunsplash at Brandons Beach, St Michael

Horseracing:               Saturday 1^st and Saturday 22^nd at the Garrison Savannah

Health & Fitness:        Sunday 23^rd Nation Fun Walk

Full Moon:                   Thursday 13^th

Public Holidays:         Sunday 30^th Independence Day

DECEMBER:

Craft Fair:                    Barbados Museum Craft Fair – Saturday 6^th at The Barbados Museum

Running:                      Run Barbados Festival Marathon

Hiking:                         Sunday 7^th Andrews Sugar Factory

                                    Sunday 14^th Searles Old Sugar Factory

                                    Sunday 21^st Codrington College

                                    Sunday 28^th Wildey House

                                    All hikes are 6am and 3:30pm, except moonlight, call The Barbados National Trust at 426 2421.

Horseracing:               Saturday 6^th and Friday 26^th at The Garrison Savannah

Full Moon:                   Friday 12^th

Public Holidays:         Thursday 25^th Christmas Day, Friday 26^th Boxing Day

Dates, events and locations subject to change

due to weather and unforeseen circumstances.